Join USF's Black Alumni Society for the third Wine Down, our annual event to celebrate and show appreciation for the contributions of our Black faculty and staff.

In this spirit of gratitude, USF Black faculty and staff have FREE admission to the event. Thank you for building a more inclusive USF where students feel valued, included, supported, and empowered.

This year, we will be at Sheba Piano Lounge in the Fillmore. Your admission includes a glass of wine, light refreshments, and more. The proceeds from alumni and guest admission ensure that we can host USF faculty and staff at this event free of charge, and that we can plan for future Black Alumni Society programming. 
 

Please join us for a special community event at which we will rededicate ourselves to Dr. King’s vision of nonviolence, justice, moral leadership, and the creation of the Beloved Community. Members of the extended USF family will share their thoughts and feelings about Dr. King’s message and its relevance today:

• John P. Fitzgibbons, S.J., Interim President, University of San Francisco 
• Donal Godfrey, S.J., University Chaplain
• Belinda Hernandez-Arriaga, Director, Masters In Counseling MFT Program, USF School of Education; Founder and Chief Executive Director of Ayudando Latinos A Soñar (ALAS)
• Bill Ong Hing, Director of the Immigration Clinic, USF School of Law
• Sabrina T. Kwist, Associate Vice Provost for Antiracism, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
• Silena Layne, Director/Community Steward, Faithful Fools Program, USF Alumna
• Ronald Sundstrom, Professor, USF Department of Philosophy and African American
• Studies Program
• James Taylor, Professor, USF Department of Politics
   

Get ready to raise a glass at the Shattering The Glass Ceiling: Women, Wine, & Business networking event. Join us for an evening of:

1️⃣ Exquisite Wine Tastings: Sample a curated selection of wines that celebrate the season.
2️⃣ Perfect Pairings: Enjoy complimentary food and dessert designed to complement the presented wines.
3️⃣ Inspiring Conversations: Connect with African American women making waves in the local, national and international wine industries.
4️⃣ Unmatched Networking: Share the love and expand your professional and business networks in a relaxed and elegant setting.

Kick Off Black History Month! All Black students, faculty, staff, and alumni are invited to join us for a Community Social Hour before the game to celebrate the start of Black History Month.

After the reception, head to the game at 7 PM, featuring a special halftime performance by the USF Divine Nine Black Fraternities and Sororities. Alumni, faculty, and staff: Your registration for the pre-game reception includes a ticket to the game (if indicated during registration)

Current USF students: Tickets are FREE with your student ID! Don't miss this opportunity to celebrate community!
 

Are you a spoken word artist, musician, or singer? Showcase your art in this Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD) x BASE collaboration to kick off Black History Month. A portion of the evening will be dedicated to USF students, along with a special reception before the event at 4:30 pm. This event is free for artists and audience members. BASE will provide group rideshare options for performers if there is enough interest.

Pope Francis’s pontificate has been marked by continuous appeals urging everyone, without exception, to commit to preserving the planet—our Common Home. The cry of Mother Earth resonates with the cry of the poor because we are interconnected, destined to build together, with all living beings, a harmonious and ecologically integral existence (Laudato Si’, 2015, n. 139). From Laudato Si’ (2015) to Laudate Deum (2023), including Querida Amazonia (2020) and Fratelli Tutti (2020), the Pope Francis demands that we act together to champion and defend all species inhabiting our planet.

Barwendé Médard Sané, SJ, Ed.D , is a Postdoctoral Associate at The Earth Commons Institute for Environment and Sustainability at Georgetown University with a close relationship to the Institute for Nonviolence and Social Justice, our Loyola Jesuit community, here at USF where he completed his doctorate. His research focuses on integrating Afrocentric epistemologies into the quest for environmental justice. Fr. Sané is deeply committed to strategic peace-building education modules grounded in African values, integral ecology, and Catholic principles.

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A special Black History Month series hosted by our Community Connection Intern, Justin Boyle! The first session is in collaboration with the USF Black Student Union (BSU) with the theme: “Our Voices, Our Needs, Our Space”. This session will feature a curated agenda of topics designed to provide Black students a space to vent, identify unmet Black student needs, and come together in a community-oriented space. Join us for a night of community, snacks, and conversation!   

The second session’s theme will be “Wellness Recharge”. 
 

MRLLC has been invited to share their experience on the immersion trip that travels through Louisiana, Alabama and Georgia on the Street Soldier Radio show.  Come and hear about the places they visited and what they experienced on this once in a lifetime trip. 
 

Join Dr. Sheila Smith McKoy for a conversation on creating a personal praxis to stay engaged during times of change and transition. With over three decades in higher education, Dr. Smith McKoy shares insights grounded in the Ghanaian concept of Nkyinkyim, the Akan word for "twisting," as a guide for your career in an ever-evolving academic landscape.

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Weaving the story of her own ancestors' journeys from slavery to freedom in a speculative nonfiction tale, Professor Candice Harrison will discuss how a small, yet significant population of enslaved Black women used intimate relationships with white slaveholders to free themselves and their children in nineteenth-century Louisiana.

Test your knowledge of Black history, culture, and iconic moments in a lively and interactive setting. Open to faculty, staff, and alumni, this event promises laughter, learning, and a little friendly competition.

Hewlett Packard Black Students Day offers Bay Area students unique exposure to careers at HP in a variety of fields. Through educational workshops, employee panels, networking, and a site tour, you'll get a comprehensive view of life at HP. BASE will provide roundtrip transportation to HP headquarters in Palo Alto.

Register for HP Black Student Day by February 6.

Register for BASE Shuttle by February 14.

The University of San Francisco Black Alumni Society will have a booth at the seventh annual Black Joy Parade, a celebration of the Black experience and the community's contribution to history. Students, faculty, staff, and alumni are invited to join at no cost as we connect with alumni and community members attending the parade.

If you are interested in volunteering with Black Alumni Society at the festival, sign up here »

Melanated Mental Matters is a monthly drop-in space where students come to have open and real talk about diverse topics affecting Black mental health and wellness. Led by CAPS Psychotherapist, Dr. Jevon Rice, and Advanced Practicum Psychotherapist, Briahna Jackson in collaboration with a different student group every month. Melanated Mental Matters is not group therapy, and you DO NOT have to be a CAPS client to join. 

Calling all students a part of the Black Diaspora at USF: this is your night to shine! Join us for an unforgettable evening filled with games, live performances, and karaoke that bring us ALL together. Celebrate Black History Month with the beauty, power, and diversity of Blackness in a space that’s all about YOU!

Join us for a screening of “We Were Here” followed by a talk and Q&A by award-winning filmmaker Fred Kudjo Kuwornu. “We Were Here - The Untold History of Black Africans in Renaissance Europe, exhibited in the Central Pavilion directed by Adriano Pedrosa at the 60ᵗʰ International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale, sheds light on the overlooked presence of African and Black individuals in Renaissance Europe, highlighting their depiction in masterpieces by some of the era’s most celebrated artists. How did they come to Europe? Why were they portrayed? Were they truly all servants or slaves? If the Black faces portrayed in these Renaissance masterpieces could speak, what would they tell us?”

More Info: https://www.wewereherethefilm.com

Grow & Glow is a therapy space focused on healing through connection and empowerment for those who navigate life through the unique experience of a Black woman in body, spirit, identity (past, present, future, and fluid).  This group Dr. Rice aims to nourish coping skills for internal systemic rebellions, to support each other’s strengths and vulnerabilities, to encourage each other to enhance our self-care and self-compassion, as well as to find validation and connection through our shared experiences as Black women. Undergraduate and Graduate students welcome!

To join: Interest Form
 

The members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc The Eta Sigma Chapter and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc, The Upsilon Rho chapter will be teaching an engaging southern line dancing class where you can immerse yourself into a piece of southern culture while also getting your heart pumping.